day old chicks

[moonlighter 1,165]

hi all. I am after some day old chicks as ferret food but dont know where to get them from? what do other members do for their chicks. Was thinking about approching a chicken farm and seeing what they say. Also, are they ones that have been still born/died naturally or have they been culled? Any info appriciated.

[The one 8,595]

There the male chicks that have been killed ,why would you want to feed them to your ferret there just fluff in a shell never had time to build muscle etc ,and the fluff can irrate the mucus in the ferrets throat .far better feeding out there rabbits, pigeons etc

[tb25 4,627]

i used to bye mine at pet city or what ever its called now days

[kevin from bristol 95]

you can get them from anyware that sells reptiles and snakes they come frozen they will do mice and frozen rabbits also but i wouldn't feed them to ferrets as there not much to them

Edited April 28, 2010 by kevin from bristol

[moonlighter 1,165]

ok lads. thanks for the replies.

[Malt 379]

Mine loved them, but you need to feed a fair few of them if that's all you're giving them. I tried them with mine a few years back, they need about three or four per ferret a day. Any less and they started to loose weight.

[falconer 3]

i get mine from honeybrook for the haris hawks but wouldnt advise them for ferrets they can cause problems for them 2-3 per week is ok but dont feed mine any more than that prefere to give them pigeon ect..